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In the first month of operation the daily average number of vehicles entering the Clean Air Zone was between 95,000 – 100,00. During the same period the percentage of vehicles subject to the daily fee reduced from 18.7% in the first two weeks of operation to 12.4% in the final part of the month, following the introduction of payments on 14 June 2021.

Passenger cars accounted for 80% of unique vehicles entering the zone on a daily basis with light goods vehicles (vans) the second largest category of vehicles at 9%.

The online dating industry is huge and worth billions, and a dating app is often the go-to place for many singletons. However, one thing it seems that many of us have learnt during this extraordinary COVID-19 period is just how important it is to have friends.

It’s relatively easy to find somewhere to go to find a potential partner, but what about finding a new buddy? Making a friend, a good friend, as an adult can be a tricky business – unlike it was for many of us when we were children.

Bicester Heritage has again been formally recognised for its regeneration of one of the UK’s most ‘at risk’ sites of national historic importance, receiving the Conservation and Regeneration category at this year’s Construction Excellence SECBE Awards.

Beat the Street Wolverhampton is in full swing, with thousands of children, young people and their families getting out and about and exploring their city. This week's theme is Go Active,

Network Rail has released alarming footage of children playing near live railway lines in Worcestershire as a warning to local families during the summer holidays. 

With most children now off school until September,

Sproutl, a UK gardening tech start-up that aims to open up gardening to a whole new generation of gardeners and get everyone to plant something, has today launched a curated online marketplace that celebrates the best brands and businesses in the gardening industry.

Thousands of pounds raised after Marcus Rashford's mural in Manchester was vandalised will be donated to a food bank charity. The artwork was defaced after England's loss in the Euro 2020 final in which Rashford missed a penalty.

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has signed a partnership deal with leading property developer St. Modwen to build 5,000 high quality, energy efficient homes on disused industrial land over the next decade.

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has been named as the first organisation in the UK to qualify to use the RACE (Reporting Action Composition Education) Equality Code quality mark.

Research has found that those living in Birmingham have the highest chance of winning in lotteries. Residents of this Midlands city have seen a shocking number of luckily strikes: 769 Postcode Lottery Wins, as well as 6662 wins in the National Lottery.

The possibility of losing access to life saving treatment is a real possibility for a 74-year-old who is battling cancer after his application to remain was refused in December 2019, with deportation back to Jamaica on the cards.

Couples in the Midlands might want to rethink the elaborate dove releases and choreographed first dances as the region has been named on the list of the most cringiest weddings of all time. 

Top10casinos.com carried out a survey to celebrate the removal of wedding restrictions across the UK.

A wide-ranging plan is being drawn up to guide and direct investment and development of the region’s transport network to meet the challenges of climate change, population growth and traffic congestion.

City of Wolverhampton Council is urging people not to use Tettenhall Pool while it is being filled and routine water safety checks are carried out to ensure it’s safe for use.

From bushtucker trials to running 80 miles, a cadet leader from Solihull is hoping to rise to his cadets’ challenges all in the name of charity.

Wing Commander Stuart Iles, 54, is aiming to complete 80 challenges set by the cadets

Azets, the UK’s largest regional accountancy and business advisor to SMEs, is helping to raise funds for several Birmingham charities as a signatory on the new ‘Forward in Unity’ mural in Digbeth.